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Table 417. Use of the Internet by persons 3 years old and over, by type of use and selected characteristics of students and other users: 2003
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                             |              |          |          |                    Percent of internet users using the Internet for various activities during the year\1\
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                             |     Number of|   Percent|   Percent|           |          |          |          |     Product|          |           |          |   Conduct|
                             | persons using| using the| using the|           |          |          |          |   purchases|     News,|     Health|Government| financial|
                             | the Internet,|  Internet|  Internet|     School|    E-mail|   Playing|    Online|         and|  weather,|     infor-|    infor-|  transac-|  Look for
Selected characteristic      | in  thousands|  anywhere| at school|assignments| messaging|     games|    course| information|and sports|  mation\2\| mation\3\|tions\3,4\|   jobs\3\
_____________________________|______________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|____________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________
1                            |             2|         3|         4|          5|         6|         7|         8|           9|        10|         11|        12|        13|        14
_____________________________|______________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|____________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________

     Total, all persons .....|161,636(309.1)|58.7(0.14)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|82.1(0.15)|42.2(0.19)| 5.6(0.09)|71.2  (0.17)|60.6(0.19)|39.3 (0.20)|44.7(0.21)|30.4(0.19)|18.7(0.16)
                             |______________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|____________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________
Sex                          |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  Male ......................| 78,070(343.4)|58.2(0.21)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|80.4(0.22)|45.5(0.27)| 5.4(0.12)|71.8  (0.25)|65.5(0.26)|34.1 (0.28)|45.5(0.30)|32.3(0.28)|19.1(0.24)
  Female ....................| 83,567(348.1)|59.2(0.20)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|83.7(0.20)|39.2(0.26)| 5.7(0.12)|70.6  (0.24)|55.9(0.26)|44.1 (0.28)|44.0(0.29)|28.6(0.26)|18.3(0.22)
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Race/ethnicity               |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  White, non-Hispanic .......|122,243(353.9)|65.1(0.17)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|84.8(0.16)|41.4(0.22)| 5.5(0.10)|74.4  (0.19)|62.9(0.21)|41.1 (0.23)|45.9(0.24)|31.3(0.22)|17.4(0.18)
  Black, non-Hispanic .......| 14,898(131.5)|45.2(0.45)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|71.1(0.61)|50.2(0.67)| 5.6(0.31)|59.7  (0.66)|50.8(0.67)|33.6 (0.67)|41.1(0.73)|22.3(0.62)|25.6(0.65)
  Hispanic ..................| 14,038(132.7)|37.2(0.43)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|69.6(0.68)|43.0(0.73)| 5.0(0.32)|57.2  (0.73)|50.6(0.74)|30.1 (0.73)|36.4(0.81)|26.6(0.74)|21.5(0.69)
  Other .....................| 10,457(133.9)|61.6(0.65)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|83.3(0.64)|39.5(0.84)| 7.1(0.44)|68.4  (0.79)|60.7(0.83)|37.6 (0.87)|45.4(0.93)|35.2(0.89)|21.5(0.76)
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Age                          |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  3 and 4 ...................|  1,662 (62.5)|19.9(0.67)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|26.5(1.67)|64.6(1.81)| 0.6(0.29)|15.4  (1.36)|11.3(1.19)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
  5 to 9 ....................|  8,259(137.2)|42.0(0.54)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|33.5(0.80)|64.8(0.81)| 1.0(0.17)|17.3  (0.64)|16.6(0.63)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
  10 to 14 ..................| 14,570(179.4)|68.9(0.49)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|62.4(0.62)|66.1(0.60)| 1.1(0.13)|34.4  (0.61)|35.7(0.61)| 6.2 (0.38)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
  15 to 19 ..................| 15,768(186.1)|77.7(0.45)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|84.0(0.45)|61.1(0.60)| 5.0(0.27)|61.3  (0.60)|55.4(0.61)|13.2 (0.42)|19.3(0.48)| 8.6(0.34)|10.5(0.38)
  20 to 24 ..................| 13,800(174.9)|69.4(0.50)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|87.1(0.44)|51.9(0.65)| 8.8(0.37)|76.4  (0.56)|65.6(0.62)|28.4 (0.59)|36.2(0.63)|27.6(0.59)|30.5(0.60)
  25 to 29 ..................| 12,492(167.0)|66.7(0.53)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|88.7(0.44)|42.2(0.68)| 8.0(0.37)|83.1  (0.52)|71.0(0.62)|44.7 (0.68)|50.2(0.69)|41.3(0.68)|31.5(0.64)
  30 to 39 ..................| 28,580(242.3)|69.2(0.35)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|88.6(0.29)|35.9(0.44)| 7.1(0.23)|83.6  (0.34)|70.9(0.41)|45.0 (0.45)|49.9(0.46)|38.8(0.44)|23.3(0.38)
  40 to 49 ..................| 29,978(247.3)|67.5(0.34)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|88.3(0.29)|33.1(0.42)| 6.3(0.22)|83.4  (0.33)|70.1(0.41)|48.0 (0.44)|50.9(0.44)|34.6(0.42)|19.0(0.35)
  50 to 59 ..................| 21,911(215.9)|62.7(0.40)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|89.3(0.32)|26.9(0.46)| 5.9(0.24)|82.1  (0.40)|66.4(0.49)|50.5 (0.52)|51.2(0.52)|30.0(0.48)|12.8(0.35)
  60 to 69 ..................|  9,677(148.0)|43.9(0.51)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|87.5(0.52)|27.7(0.70)| 3.7(0.30)|77.8  (0.65)|60.2(0.77)|49.3 (0.78)|45.6(0.78)|24.2(0.67)| 6.1(0.37)
  70 or older ...............|  4,940(106.9)|20.1(0.39)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|86.7(0.74)|27.9(0.98)| 2.9(0.37)|67.6  (1.03)|56.8(1.08)|47.6 (1.09)|37.8(1.06)|19.0(0.86)| 2.4(0.34)
                             |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
Family income\5\             |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  Less than $10,000 .........|  5,290(112.1)|31.5(0.63)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|69.3(1.11)|48.0(1.20)| 6.4(0.59)|60.6  (1.17)|53.3(1.20)|33.8 (1.21)|40.4(1.31)|22.9(1.12)|34.5(1.27)
  $10,000 to $19,999 ........|  8,119(195.6)|32.5(0.66)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|70.6(1.12)|45.0(1.22)| 5.9(0.58)|60.4  (1.20)|51.3(1.23)|33.4 (1.23)|39.7(1.34)|20.7(1.11)|26.1(1.20)
  $20,000 to $29,999 ........| 12,830(243.1)|43.8(0.64)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|75.5(0.84)|46.1(0.97)| 5.4(0.44)|64.3  (0.94)|54.9(0.97)|35.8 (0.99)|39.3(1.04)|24.8(0.92)|23.6(0.91)
  $30,000 to $39,999 ........| 15,730(267.2)|54.3(0.65)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|79.4(0.71)|44.9(0.88)| 5.1(0.39)|67.0  (0.83)|56.1(0.88)|36.3 (0.90)|40.4(0.95)|26.3(0.85)|21.2(0.79)
  $40,000 to $49,999 ........| 13,596(249.8)|64.8(0.73)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|80.2(0.76)|43.7(0.94)| 4.8(0.40)|70.6  (0.86)|58.0(0.94)|37.6 (0.97)|41.9(1.02)|27.3(0.92)|18.5(0.80)
  $50,000 to $74,999 ........| 32,025(365.2)|71.8(0.47)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|83.6(0.46)|42.7(0.61)| 5.1(0.27)|72.9  (0.55)|61.7(0.60)|39.7 (0.63)|45.7(0.67)|31.3(0.62)|18.2(0.52)
  $75,000 or more ...........| 48,795(429.4)|82.9(0.34)| ---   (†)| ---    (†)|87.3(0.33)|39.7(0.49)| 6.5(0.25)|77.7  (0.42)|67.4(0.47)|44.0 (0.52)|51.5(0.54)|38.4(0.53)|15.9(0.40)
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   Total, all students ......| 49,520(300.6)|66.1(0.27)|48.8(0.28)| 82.2(0.26)|70.1(0.32)|59.3(0.34)| 5.9(0.16)|49.8  (0.35)|46.5(0.35)|20.1 (0.33)|32.8(0.45)|20.5(0.39)|17.8(0.37)
                             |______________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|___________ |__________|___________|__________|__________|__________
Elementary/secondary\6\ .....| 34,636(262.4)|59.4(0.31)|43.3(0.32)| 77.9(0.34)|60.6(0.40)|64.2(0.40)| 2.0(0.12)|37.1  (0.40)|36.0(0.40)| 9.3 (0.31)|15.8(0.53)| 5.6(0.34)| 7.0(0.37)
  3 and 4 years old .........|  1,063 (50.1)|23.2(0.96)| 7.6(0.60)| 29.4(2.15)|25.1(2.05)|63.5(2.27)|  ‡   (†) |12.7  (1.57)| 8.5(1.32)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
  5 to 9 years old ..........|  8,116(136.0)|42.7(0.55)|26.1(0.49)| 51.6(0.85)|33.3(0.81)|64.9(0.82)| 1.0(0.17)|17.3  (0.65)|16.5(0.63)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
  10 to 14 years old ........| 14,422(178.5)|69.4(0.49)|53.4(0.53)| 85.6(0.45)|62.4(0.62)|66.1(0.61)| 1.0(0.13)|34.2  (0.61)|35.5(0.61)| 5.9 (0.38)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
  15 year old and over ......| 11,035(157.5)|79.5(0.53)|63.6(0.63)| 91.9(0.40)|81.6(0.57)|61.3(0.71)| 4.2(0.29)|57.8  (0.72)|53.6(0.73)|12.2 (0.48)|15.8(0.53)| 5.6(0.34)| 7.0(0.37)
College .....................| 14,884(181.2)|89.5(0.37)|68.1(0.56)| 92.0(0.34)|92.4(0.34)|47.8(0.63)|14.9(0.45)|79.2  (0.51)|71.1(0.57)|34.9 (0.60)|45.4(0.63)|31.5(0.59)|25.8(0.55)
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Sex                          |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  Male ......................| 24,107(225.2)|64.6(0.38)|47.7(0.40)| 80.7(0.39)|66.8(0.47)|64.1(0.48)| 5.3(0.22)|50.5  (0.50)|49.9(0.50)|16.1 (0.44)|31.4(0.65)|20.2(0.56)|17.0(0.52)
    Elementary/secondary\6\ .| 17,519(195.3)|58.4(0.44)|42.2(0.44)| 76.6(0.49)|57.2(0.58)|67.5(0.54)| 2.1(0.17)|39.4  (0.57)|39.3(0.57)| 7.6 (0.40)|15.4(0.74)| 5.6(0.47)| 6.4(0.50)
      3 and 4 years old .....|    591 (37.4)|24.2(1.34)| 7.2(0.81)| 26.9(2.81)|23.7(2.69)|66.4(2.99)|  ‡   (†) |11.4  (2.01)| 8.7(1.79)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      5 to 9 years old ......|  4,051 (97.0)|41.8(0.77)|25.1(0.68)| 50.4(1.21)|30.2(1.11)|66.8(1.14)| 1.2(0.27)|18.9  (0.95)|17.8(0.93)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      10 to 14 years old ....|  7,233(128.7)|68.1(0.70)|51.9(0.75)| 84.0(0.66)|58.0(0.89)|68.9(0.84)| 1.4(0.21)|37.6  (0.88)|38.1(0.88)| 4.6 (0.48)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      15 year old and over ..|  5,645(114.1)|77.9(0.75)|62.8(0.87)| 91.2(0.58)|79.1(0.83)|66.3(0.97)| 3.9(0.40)|59.5  (1.01)|59.6(1.01)| 9.9 (0.61)|15.4(0.74)| 5.6(0.47)| 6.4(0.50)
    College .................|  6,587(123.0)|90.0(0.54)|70.2(0.82)| 91.4(0.53)|92.3(0.51)|55.1(0.94)|13.6(0.65)|79.8  (0.76)|77.9(0.79)|29.2 (0.86)|45.0(0.94)|32.7(0.89)|26.0(0.83)
                             |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  Female ....................| 25,413(230.4)|67.6(0.37)|49.9(0.40)| 83.6(0.36)|73.3(0.43)|54.7(0.48)| 6.5(0.24)|49.1  (0.48)|43.4(0.48)|23.8 (0.48)|34.1(0.62)|20.7(0.53)|18.6(0.51)
    Elementary/secondary\6\ .| 17,117(193.2)|60.5(0.45)|44.4(0.45)| 79.3(0.48)|64.0(0.56)|60.8(0.57)| 1.9(0.16)|34.8  (0.56)|32.6(0.55)|11.1 (0.48)|16.2(0.77)| 5.7(0.48)| 7.6(0.56)
      3 and 4 years old .....|    472 (33.4)|21.9(1.37)| 8.0(0.90)| 32.5(3.32)|26.8(3.14)|60.0(3.47)|  ‡   (†) |14.3  (2.48)| 8.3(1.95)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      5 to 9 years old ......|  4,065 (97.2)|43.7(0.79)|27.1(0.71)| 52.9(1.21)|36.3(1.16)|62.9(1.17)| 0.7(0.20)|15.7  (0.88)|15.1(0.86)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      10 to 14 years old ....|  7,189(128.3)|70.7(0.69)|54.9(0.76)| 87.3(0.60)|66.9(0.85)|63.3(0.87)| 0.7(0.15)|30.9  (0.84)|32.9(0.85)| 7.1 (0.57)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      15 year old and over ..|  5,390(111.6)|81.2(0.74)|64.5(0.90)| 92.6(0.55)|84.1(0.77)|56.0(1.04)| 4.4(0.43)|56.1  (1.04)|47.4(1.05)|14.6 (0.74)|16.2(0.77)| 5.7(0.48)| 7.6(0.56)
    College .................|  8,297(137.5)|89.0(0.50)|66.4(0.75)| 92.4(0.45)|92.4(0.45)|42.0(0.83)|15.9(0.62)|78.8  (0.69)|65.7(0.80)|39.4 (0.83)|45.8(0.84)|30.4(0.78)|25.7(0.74)
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Race/ethnicity               |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  White, non-Hispanic .......| 34,066(260.6)|73.4(0.32)|54.0(0.36)| 82.6(0.32)|74.0(0.37)|60.1(0.41)| 6.0(0.20)|52.9  (0.42)|48.8(0.42)|20.8 (0.40)|34.6(0.55)|21.9(0.48)|16.7(0.43)
    Elementary/secondary\6\ .| 23,592(223.1)|67.1(0.39)|48.7(0.41)| 78.2(0.41)|65.1(0.48)|65.7(0.48)| 1.9(0.14)|39.9  (0.49)|38.0(0.49)| 9.5 (0.38)|17.3(0.68)| 6.7(0.45)| 5.8(0.42)
      3 and 4 years old .....|    769 (42.6)|26.8(1.27)| 7.2(0.74)| 23.9(2.37)|24.1(2.37)|63.5(2.67)|  ‡   (†) | 9.9  (1.66)| 6.5(1.37)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      5 to 9 years old ......|  5,557(113.2)|49.6(0.73)|30.4(0.67)| 49.7(1.03)|35.4(0.99)|65.5(0.98)| 0.9(0.19)|17.4  (0.78)|17.2(0.78)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      10 to 14 years old ....|  9,836(149.1)|78.2(0.57)|60.4(0.67)| 87.4(0.52)|68.5(0.72)|67.8(0.72)| 0.8(0.14)|37.0  (0.75)|37.6(0.75)| 5.4 (0.44)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      15 year old and over ..|  7,430(130.4)|87.4(0.55)|69.6(0.77)| 92.9(0.46)|87.2(0.60)|63.4(0.86)| 4.1(0.36)|63.5  (0.86)|57.4(0.88)|12.9 (0.60)|17.3(0.68)| 6.7(0.45)| 5.8(0.42)
    College .................| 10,475(153.6)|92.7(0.38)|70.3(0.66)| 92.4(0.40)|94.0(0.36)|47.5(0.75)|15.4(0.54)|82.3  (0.57)|73.1(0.67)|35.7 (0.72)|46.8(0.75)|32.7(0.71)|24.4(0.65)
                             |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  Black, non-Hispanic .......|  5,810(110.1)|53.0(0.78)|40.8(0.77)| 82.6(0.81)|57.4(1.06)|61.5(1.05)| 5.9(0.51)|41.9  (1.06)|39.3(1.05)|18.8 (0.99)|28.2(1.33)|12.7(0.99)|22.8(1.24)
    Elementary/secondary\6\ .|  4,137 (96.7)|46.6(0.87)|36.2(0.83)| 79.1(1.04)|46.8(1.27)|64.9(1.21)| 2.0(0.36)|31.0  (1.18)|31.2(1.18)| 8.7 (0.92)|11.7(1.42)| 1.6(0.55)|11.5(1.41)
      3 and 4 years old .....|    103 (16.6)|15.0(2.24)| 7.2(1.62)| 51.6(8.06)|32.5(7.55)|56.8(7.99)|  ‡   (†) |35.3  (7.70)|20.0(6.45)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      5 to 9 years old ......|    925 (48.9)|33.1(1.46)|21.5(1.27)| 58.2(2.65)|27.1(2.39)|65.6(2.56)| 0.6(0.40)|20.0  (2.15)|16.3(1.99)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      10 to 14 years old ....|  1,732 (65.8)|53.6(1.44)|42.7(1.42)| 83.8(1.45)|45.5(1.96)|68.6(1.83)| 2.1(0.57)|29.0  (1.79)|31.6(1.83)| 8.2 (1.33)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      15 year old and over ..|  1,377 (59.1)|63.6(1.69)|54.5(1.75)| 89.2(1.37)|62.7(2.13)|60.4(2.16)| 3.1(0.76)|40.5  (2.17)|41.6(2.17)| 9.2 (1.27)|11.7(1.42)| 1.6(0.55)|11.5(1.41)
    College .................|  1,673 (64.8)|80.0(1.43)|60.7(1.75)| 91.4(1.12)|83.5(1.48)|53.0(2.00)|15.4(1.45)|68.9  (1.85)|59.4(1.97)|33.9 (1.89)|41.9(1.97)|21.8(1.65)|32.2(1.87)
                             |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  Hispanic ..................|  5,862(116.2)|49.1(0.80)|34.9(0.76)| 77.6(0.95)|58.0(1.13)|53.3(1.14)| 4.9(0.49)|38.7  (1.11)|38.1(1.11)|16.2 (1.02)|27.3(1.47)|15.9(1.21)|18.6(1.29)
    Elementary/secondary\6\ .|  4,517(105.7)|44.2(0.86)|31.2(0.80)| 74.5(1.13)|49.1(1.30)|56.1(1.29)| 2.8(0.43)|29.1  (1.18)|30.3(1.19)| 8.6 (0.95)|13.9(1.58)| 3.7(0.87)| 9.0(1.31)
      3 and 4 years old .....|    114 (18.6)|15.6(2.35)| 7.2(1.67)| 41.4(8.08)|16.2(6.04)|71.0(7.44)|  ‡   (†) | 7.0  (4.19)|10.6(5.04)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      5 to 9 years old ......|  1,095 (56.5)|30.3(1.33)|17.9(1.11)| 53.6(2.63)|26.6(2.33)|59.9(2.59)| 1.8(0.70)|15.2  (1.89)|15.5(1.91)| ---    (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      10 to 14 years old ....|  1,855 (72.3)|51.9(1.46)|38.7(1.42)| 78.5(1.67)|48.2(2.03)|54.9(2.02)| 1.4(0.48)|25.5  (1.77)|28.1(1.82)| 6.5 (1.23)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)| ---   (†)
      15 year old and over ..|  1,454 (64.5)|63.2(1.76)|47.9(1.82)| 87.6(1.51)|69.8(2.10)|53.7(2.28)| 5.3(1.02)|45.8  (2.28)|45.8(2.28)|10.3 (1.39)|13.9(1.58)| 3.7(0.87)| 9.0(1.31)
    College .................|  1,344 (62.2)|78.4(1.74)|56.9(2.09)| 88.2(1.54)|88.1(1.54)|43.9(2.36)|12.0(1.55)|71.2  (2.16)|64.2(2.28)|31.5 (2.21)|41.8(2.35)|29.0(2.16)|29.0(2.16)
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Family income\5\             |              |          |          |           |          |          |          |            |          |           |          |          |
  Less than $10,000 .........|  2,642 (84.7)|51.9(1.22)|41.1(1.21)| 81.4(1.32)|64.0(1.63)|56.0(1.69)| 7.9(0.92)|51.9  (1.70)|50.3(1.70)|27.1 (1.71)|39.2(2.07)|25.4(1.85)|32.9(1.99)
  $10,000 to $19,999 ........|  3,477 (95.2)|52.8(1.07)|41.8(1.06)| 82.2(1.13)|60.8(1.45)|52.5(1.48)| 6.9(0.75)|46.7  (1.48)|42.6(1.46)|22.6 (1.44)|37.2(1.90)|19.8(1.57)|21.4(1.62)
  $20,000 to $29,999 ........|  4,226(103.0)|55.8(1.00)|42.8(0.99)| 79.7(1.08)|64.5(1.29)|56.5(1.33)| 6.8(0.68)|47.3  (1.34)|43.4(1.33)|22.8 (1.32)|35.4(1.75)|19.3(1.44)|21.7(1.51)
  $30,000 to $39,999 ........|  4,860(108.7)|62.8(0.96)|45.1(0.99)| 78.5(1.03)|66.8(1.18)|60.9(1.22)| 6.6(0.62)|45.1  (1.25)|41.4(1.23)|20.5 (1.23)|31.9(1.68)|20.7(1.46)|19.1(1.41)
  $40,000 to $49,999 ........|  3,812 (98.9)|69.0(1.09)|49.7(1.17)| 80.2(1.13)|65.5(1.35)|60.1(1.39)| 5.5(0.64)|48.2  (1.41)|41.2(1.39)|18.7 (1.33)|28.2(1.82)|17.4(1.53)|14.8(1.43)
  $50,000 to $74,999 ........|  9,038(130.9)|72.1(0.70)|51.6(0.78)| 82.0(0.71)|71.5(0.83)|60.9(0.90)| 5.0(0.40)|49.9  (0.92)|46.9(0.92)|20.2 (0.88)|35.0(1.23)|20.5(1.04)|17.2(0.98)
  $75,000 or more ...........| 14,314(132.1)|79.5(0.53)|57.3(0.64)| 84.3(0.53)|76.2(0.62)|61.9(0.71)| 5.9(0.34)|54.0  (0.73)|51.3(0.73)|18.6 (0.69)|32.9(0.97)|22.4(0.86)|14.6(0.73)
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---Not available.
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met.
\1\Individuals may be counted in more than one internet activity.
\2\Data are for persons 12 years old and over.
\3\Data are for persons 15 years old and over.
\4\Includes online banking and stock and securities transactions.
\5\Excludes persons whose income data were not available.
\6\Includes prekindergarten through grade 12.
NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey of households and are subject to sampling and nonsampling error. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2003, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared May 2005.)

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